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FilmActionComedyThrillerCrime

Dick Tracy (1937)

NR · 1937-02-20 · 4h 50m · EN
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ACE G-MAN --- WAGING A ONE-MAN WAR ON CRIME!

Dick Tracy's foe for this serial is the crime boss and Masked Mystery Villain The Spider/The Lame One and his Spider Ring. In the process of various crimes, including using his Flying wing and sound weapon to destroy the Bay Bridge in San Francisco and stealing an experimental "Speed Plane", the Spider captures Dick Tracy's brother, Gordon. The Spider's minion, Dr. Moloch, performs a brain operation on Gordon Tracy to turn him evil, making him secretly part of the Spider Ring and so turning brother against brother.

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Ralph ByrdRalph ByrdDick TracyKay HughesKay HughesGwen AndrewsSmiley BurnetteSmiley BurnetteMike McGurkLee Van AttaLee Van AttaJuniorJohn PicorriJohn PicorriMolochCarleton YoungCarleton YoungGordon Tracy, afterFred HamiltonFred HamiltonSteve LockwoodFrancis X. BushmanFrancis X. BushmanChief Clive AndersonJohn DilsonJohn DilsonEllery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]Richard BeachRichard BeachGordon Tracy, before [Chs. 1, 12]Byron FoulgerByron FoulgerKorvitch [Chs. 1, 12]

Keywords

Based on comicDeceptionDouble crossDamsel in distressCigarette smokingCigaretteMovie serial

Movie DNA

Genre affinityAction · Comedy · ThrillerTheme affinityBased On Comic · Deception · Double CrossDialogue densityComedyPacingAction · LongDirector preference371929 · 479192Actor preference164967 · 404597 · 328062

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What is Dick Tracy about?

Dick Tracy's foe for this serial is the crime boss and Masked Mystery Villain The Spider/The Lame One and his Spider Ring. In the process of various crimes, including using his Flying wing and sound weapon to destroy the Bay Bridge in San Francisco and stealing an experimental "Speed Plane", the Spider captures Dick Tracy's brother, Gordon. The Spider's minion, Dr. Moloch, performs a brain operation on Gordon Tracy to turn him evil, making him secretly part of the Spider Ring and so turning brother against brother.

How long is Dick Tracy?

Dick Tracy has a runtime of 290 minutes.

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